QUO

Meaning of QUO in English

quo /kwəʊ $ kwoʊ/ BrE AmE

⇨ ↑ quid pro quo , ↑ status quo

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

QUO — I. adv 1. whither, where; 2. wherefore; II. conj so that, in order that [quo] rel pron who, what
Interlingua English vocab
QUO — I. ˈkwō variant of quoth II. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin quid pro quo : something received or given …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUO — /kwoh/ , v.t. Archaic. quoth.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUO — quo BrE AmE kwəʊ AmE kwoʊ ▶ ˌ quo ˈ vadis ˈvɑːd ɪs ˈwɑːd-, § -əs BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
QUO — see quid pro quo see status quo
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUO — see quid pro ~ see status ~
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
QUO — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES maintain/preserve/defend the status quo (= not make any changes ) ▪ Will the West use its …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUO — Merchandise; or stuff that you buy. Originates from the Latin quid pro quo which translates as this for that, or, …
Slang English vocab
QUO — Quo quo: quid pro ~ квипрокво, недоразумение, основанное на принятии одной вещи за другую status ~ лат. статус-кво
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
QUO — (0) кво
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
QUO — Quo quo: quid pro ~ квипрокво, недоразумение, основанное на принятии одной вещи за другую status ~ лат. статус-кво
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QUO — in statu quo quid pro quo quo warranto status quo status quo ante terminus a quo in statu quo ante …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STATUS QUO — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkwō noun Etymology: Latin, state in which : the state in which something is : the existing state of affairs …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STATU-QUO-ITE — ˌstā](ˌ)tüˈkwōˌīt, ˌsta], ](ˌ)chü-\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: (in) statu quo + -ite : an upholder of the existing state …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUID PRO QUO — |kwidˌprō|kwō noun ( plural quid pro quos or quids pro quos also quids pro quo ) Etymology: Latin, something for …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STATUS QUO — () The state in which anything is already. The phrase is also used retrospectively, as when, on a treaty of …
Английский словарь Webster
STATUS QUO — The state in which anything is already. The phrase is also used retrospectively, as when, on a treaty of place, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STATUS QUO — /kwoh/ the existing state or condition. Also called status in quo . [ 1825-35; status quo lit., state in which …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUID PRO QUO — /kwid" proh kwoh"/ , pl. quid pro quos, quids pro quo for 2. 1. ( italics ) Latin. one thing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUO WARRANTO — noun Etymology: Middle English quo waranto, from Medieval Latin quo warranto by what warrant; from the wording of the writ …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STATUS QUO — the state in which anything is already. the phrase is also used retrospectively, as when, on a treaty of place, …
Webster English vocab
STATUS QUO — [status quo] n [L, state in which] (1833): the existing state of affairs "seeks to preserve the status quo"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
QUO WARRANTO — [quo war.ran.to] n [ME quo waranto, fr. ML quo warranto by what warrant; fr. the wording of the writ] (15c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STATUS QUO — status quo /ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwəʊ $ ˌsteɪtəs ˈkwoʊ, ˌstæ-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: 'state …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUID PRO QUO — quid pro quo /ˌkwɪd prəʊ ˈkwəʊ $ -proʊ ˈkwoʊ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural quid pro quos ) [countable] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STATUS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES inferior status formal (= an inferior position ) ▪ As a slave, he was aware …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MAINTAIN — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cheap to run/use/maintain etc ▪ Gas appliances are usually cheaper to run than electric ones. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUID — I сущ. кусок прессованного табака для жевания II сущ.; мн. неизм.; сл. соверен или фунт стерлингов quid in ≈ богатый, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
QUID — I сущ. кусок прессованного табака для жевания II сущ.; мн. неизм.; сл. соверен или фунт стерлингов quid in ≈ богатый, …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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